Columbus, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed goaltender Nolan Lalonde to a three-year entry level contract, club General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today.
Lalonde, a free agent invitee to training camp, has gone 0-0-1 with a 1.99 goals-against average and .933 save percentage in two preseason games, turning aside 28-of-30 shots in 60:27 of action. He stopped 19-of-21 shots in 30:53 at Pittsburgh on September 25 and turned aside all nine shots faced in 29:34 at St. Louis on September 29.
The 18-year-old Kingston, Ontario native made his major junior hockey debut in 2021-22 with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League, posting a 24-25-3 record with a 3.62 GAA, .877 SV% and one shutout in 54 outings. He earned OHL First All-Rookie Team honors after finishing third in the OHL in games played and leading league rookies in games played, wins and minutes played (3,066). The 6-1, 185-pound netminder also appeared in one game for Team Canada at the U18 World Championships, going 1-0-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .917 SV%.
NEWS: #CBJ have signed goaltender Nolan Lalonde to a 3-year entry level contract.
The 18-year-old Kingston, Ontario native, who has been in camp on a tryout contract, was named to the @OHLHockey First All-Rookie Team with @ErieOtters in 2021-22.https://t.co/lCIHu6Pbzw
— CBJ Public Relations (@BlueJacketsPR) October 2, 2022
